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In her book I Love This Game published in 2006, Sabine Auken argues that the most
efficient defensive bidding scheme versus a strong club will not use ambiguous bids.
She must have changed her mind because her cc for the '09 Venice cup shows several suction style bids. So, I would like to know what forum members prefer over strong club-known or unkown suit(s) and why?
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known or unknown ?
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Posted 2009-November-19, 10:39
We like CRASH:
dbl=color
1D=rank
1H=natural
1S=natural
1NT=shape
Why? 1) with pass or correct at all levels, we can sometimes really have fun.
2) We can no-longer use CRASH/1NT in its original form and have double=our NT, due to the "known suit rule", and it is our quiet form of protest.
I am sure there are better methods, and ours doesn't take up a lot of room for the opps, but.....
dbl=color
1D=rank
1H=natural
1S=natural
1NT=shape
Why? 1) with pass or correct at all levels, we can sometimes really have fun.
2) We can no-longer use CRASH/1NT in its original form and have double=our NT, due to the "known suit rule", and it is our quiet form of protest.
I am sure there are better methods, and ours doesn't take up a lot of room for the opps, but.....
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Posted 2009-November-19, 10:43
aguahombre, on Nov 19 2009, 11:39 AM, said:
We like CRASH:
dbl=color
1D=rank
1H=natural
1S=natural
1NT=shape
Why? 1) with pass or correct at all levels, we can sometimes really have fun.
2) We can no-longer use CRASH/1NT in its original form and have double=our NT, due to the "known suit rule", and it is our quiet form of protest.
I am sure there are better methods, and ours doesn't take up a lot of room for the opps, but.....
dbl=color
1D=rank
1H=natural
1S=natural
1NT=shape
Why? 1) with pass or correct at all levels, we can sometimes really have fun.
2) We can no-longer use CRASH/1NT in its original form and have double=our NT, due to the "known suit rule", and it is our quiet form of protest.
I am sure there are better methods, and ours doesn't take up a lot of room for the opps, but.....
I prefer CRASH too, but I like the dbl / 1N / 2♣ variety. Its easier to remember since its the same over 1♣ - 1♦, plus I have found one level calls can be important as lead directors against 3N.
I also play overcalls of 2♦ and higher are multi, and show that suit or the one higher.
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Posted 2009-November-19, 10:50
I actually enjoy using the scheme that Auken references in that book: Truscott. Are you sure that's not what she is using in her CC?
Dbl of 1♣ or 1♦ shows that suit and the non-touching suit.
1NT over 1♣ or 1♦ shows the other two non-touching suits.
Non-jumps show that suit and the next higher suit (e.g. (1♣)-2♣ shows the minors, (1♣)-1♠ shows the blacks)
Jumps are natural and preemptive
Dbl of 1♣ or 1♦ shows that suit and the non-touching suit.
1NT over 1♣ or 1♦ shows the other two non-touching suits.
Non-jumps show that suit and the next higher suit (e.g. (1♣)-2♣ shows the minors, (1♣)-1♠ shows the blacks)
Jumps are natural and preemptive
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Posted 2009-November-19, 11:47
kfay, the cc says:
x= Ms or ms
1n= c or d+h
2c= d or h+s
2d= h or s+c
2h= s or c+d
2s= c+h or d+s
I found the cc on the ECATS site.
x= Ms or ms
1n= c or d+h
2c= d or h+s
2d= h or s+c
2h= s or c+d
2s= c+h or d+s
I found the cc on the ECATS site.
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